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517860

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the UK has provided in development aid to Bangladesh in each year since 2000; and what information her Department holds on what proportion of total development aid to Bangladesh UK aid represents in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	36703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2001</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2002</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2003</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK ODA </strong>(USD Millions)</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>343</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Total ODA from all donors to Bangladesh can be found here: <strong><a href="https://stats.oecd.org/qwids/" target="_blank">https://stats.oecd.org/qwids/</a></strong></p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/05/2016 15:14:14 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

225230

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK is taking to promote good governance and anti-corruption initiatives in (a) Jordan, (b) Gaza and the West Bank, (c) Turkey, (d) Nigeria, (e) Tunisia and (f) Mali.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>a) The UK is supporting political and economic reform in Jordan through the Arab Partnership, including support to committees in parliament to improve the quality of legislation and support improvements to parliamentary procedures. We are also working with different groups across Jordanian governorates to build concepts of good governance, including forming counsels from the local communities that work to monitor the performance of local governance institutions against its roles and responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b) The UK is helping the Palestinian Authority (PA) to build strong institutions and deliver essential services. Our support is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding which reaffirms the PA’s commitment to non-violence and a negotiated two-state solution, as well as its respect for human rights and delivering clean and accountable governance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We are also helping deliver institutional reform and improve public financial management, and working with civil society to help citizens become more effective at holding the PA to account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) DFID does not does not have any anti-corruption or good governance programmes in Turkey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) The UK promotes good governance and anti-corruption in Nigeria through a range of technical assistance programmes which support democratisation, better use of Nigerian resources, improved transparency in the oil sector, increased capacity of civil society and more robust enforcement of anti-corruption legislation. No UK aid money goes directly to the Government of Nigeria to ward against corruption.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>e) Since the revolution, UK funded programmes in Tunisia have supported the development and application of a code of conduct for public servants, have strengthened risk management, audit practices and the development of a whistle blowing framework, and have enhanced transparent public procurement. The UK has also supported the development of an anti-corruption strategy and strengthened the role of the National Anti-Corruption Agency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>f) DFID and FCO have developed a cross-governmental strategy to support effective, prioritised and coordinated action at the international and multilateral level to strengthen governance in Mali and the wider Sahel region. Our objective is to ensure that Sahelian States, including Mali, have governments that are politically inclusive, able to deliver basic services, enable growing prosperity and cooperate regionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:57:35 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

449473

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking part in cross-departmental work to promote stability and good governance in fragile and conflict affected states.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	25086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Yes. DFID plays a key role in delivering the UK’s national security objective to build stability overseas, including in fragile states and regions. Our approach is set out in the Government’s National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review, which is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-strategy-and-strategic-defence-and-security-review-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-strategy-and-strategic-defence-and-security-review-2015</a></p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/02/2016 14:13:41 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

517269

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to assist humanitarian relief in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	904855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Yemen is now one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. The UK is the fourth largest donor having more than doubled our commitment to £85m in 2015-16. We have so far helped more than 1.3m Yemenis, providing food, medical supplies, water and emergency shelter to those most in need.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/05/2016 15:17:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

389878

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on using the word Rohingya when discussing the Rohingya with the government of Burma.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	6960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>While the Department for International Development has no formal policy on this point, we believe in the right of minorities to choose the name by which they are identified. I and other UK Ministers are on record using the word Rohingya, and we continue to use the word in communications with the government of Burma.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:35:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

348574

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Consultants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the maximum daily rate of pay is for consultants (a) directly employed by and (b) employed by contractors working for her Department.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	1106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We use private contractors to deliver aid where they can provide the best results and value for taxpayers' money, which is the sensible approach to take. In the past year alone, this has included building treatment centres to defeat Ebola in Sierra Leone, delivering life-saving aid to Syrian refugees, and providing shelter to people who have lost their homes in the Nepal earthquake. A recent Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) report noted that the rates paid by DFID were “highly competitive”. Individual companies set the rates for their contractors.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 16:01:34 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

431399

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Multilateral Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will prioritise funding to multilateral agencies that focus their aid programmes and investments in Least Developed Countries.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	17122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>We prioritise funding to multilateral agencies depending on how well they meet UK and international development objectives. The agencies that we fund are currently being assessed by our Multilateral Aid Review which will report in the spring.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:23:48 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

517224

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies on funding the UN Relief and Works Agency of the use of funding from that agency by a Palestinian NGO to organise a tree-planting ceremony honouring people including Palestinian terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Norwich North
tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
uin	36353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We have raised this allegation with the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) who have confirmed that UNRWA has no present relationship with the NGO in question, Union of Agriculture Workers Committees (UAWC). In monitoring DFID support for UNRWA, we pay stringent attention to their neutrality policy and values of peace. We maintain a close dialogue with UNRWA on neutrality issues, and we take allegations of incitement very seriously indeed, raising them whenever appropriate.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/05/2016 15:15:23 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

388319

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Greece: EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Greece.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We have not received a request from the Greek government for assistance. If we do, we will assess this on the basis of need. Greece is not eligible to receive Official Development Assistance as it has a GNI per capita of around $22,000. The maximum GNI per capita for a country to be ODA eligible is around $13,000. In the short to medium term it is therefore unlikely we could provide support through the aid budget.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:29:06 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

225917

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Adam Smith International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what non-core funding her Department has provided to Adam Smith International in each financial year from 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	226661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 12/03/2015 17:56:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh